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Table 3 Concordance between screening and clinical ERIC-PCR strains

From: A prospective survey of Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization and infection in the intensive care unit

 

Patient number

Screening culture strain

Site of screening

Clinical culture strain

Clinical culture site

Timing between screen and clinical culture

Correlated cases

1

B1

EA, P

B1

Wound

Same week

2

A

Rc

A

EA

Same week

Rc

Urine

1 week

EA, P, Rc

Same week

4

D2

Rc

D1

Abdomen

Same week

K1

Rc

K2

EA

2 weeks

B2

Rc

B2

Urine

Same week

6

E2

EA, P

E1

EA

Same week

7

I1, I2

EA, P

I1

EA

Same week

8

G

Rc

G

Blood

3 weeks

EA, P, Rc

2 weeks

EA, P, Rc

1 week

EA, P, Rc

Same week

12

O

Rc

O

Wound

4 weeks

Rc

2 weeks

13

P

EA, P, Rc, U

P

Wound

Same week

Urine

Same week

15

R

EA

R

EA

Same week

16

S1

EA, P

S1

EA

2 weeks

P

1 week

EA, P

Same week

17

S2

P

S2

EA

1 week

EA, P

Same week

18

U

EA

U

EA

Same week

Uncorrelated cases

2

Sg

P

A

EA

Same week

Urine

1 week

4

D2

Rc

C2

Wound

1 week and same week

B2

Rc

K2

EA

Same week

7

Sg

Rc

I1

EA

Same week

12

Sg

Rc

O

Wound

Same week

16

T

Rc

S1

EA

Same week

17

W

Rc

S2

EA

Same week

  1. A-WERIC-PCR strain (a number denotes a clone subtype), Sg unique strain, EA endotracheal aspirate, P pharynx, Rc – rectum, U urine